When Midland Airlines Flight 3182 falls from the sky and kills Callan Morrow’s best friend, Callan wants to know what went wrong. Unsatisfied by the official account, he uses his audit and forensic-accounting skills to investigate further, but instead of closure, he finds collusion by the aircraft’s manufacturer, third-party maintenance and inspection contractors, and the federal government.
Callan’s wife, Terese, content with their secure suburban lifestyle, encourages her husband to relinquish his pursuit to hold those companies accountable. Although he relents, a series of events and circumstances bring them both back to the source of the accident, requiring them to question how far one must go to do what is right. Should they risk affecting those they love? Seeking the answer leads the Morrows into the midst of unethical business practices, government bribes, and murder.

Why Birds Fall

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Kreigh, Gary L.

Mystery

Alkira Publishing

Reverend Fountain, newly retired, visits an old friend in New Orleans to take in a few theatre productions. During an early morning walk in the French Quarter, however, he finds the lifeless body of a homeless man, and an impudent woman accuses him of murder. When Fountain discovers he's the police's main and only suspect, he undertakes his own investigation, searching for the real killer. But nothing is as it appears in New Orleans. Even dead men can hide behind a masquerade of deception and intrigue.

Masquerade of Truth (Reverend Fountain Mysteries)

AIA Publishing

Product Description A tropical storm isn't the only thing brewing in the New Orleans' French Quarter in 1956. When someone threatens Reverend Fountain's singer friend Genny Duval, asking her to pay money for a song she recently recorded, and the woman who brokered the deal can't be found, Fountain can't help but investigate. Is it a Payola scheme gone awry? A song on the radio, a note handed to Miss Genny on stage, a DeSoto FireFlite in a garage, and the murder of a DJ in Biloxi, Mississippi puts his sleuthing skills to the test. But when a young woman is murdered, with Detective Robicheaux assigned to the case, Fountain fears that if they don't crack the case in time, Miss Genny might be next. Review "Gary L. Kreigh's Payola is set in New Orleans of the 1950s during the time of the payola scandal when radio stations were paid bribes to play certain songs, completely distorting the music industry and exploiting artists horribly. Kreigh does a masterful job of evoking the mood and color of the era and has populated his story with a superb cast of characters. "Payola has everything a reader expects in a good mystery; bodies dropping and too many suspects to focus on; red herrings aplenty; and a protagonist who has a lot to lose if he fails to solve the crime-in this case, his own life. Without hesitation or reservation, I give it a solid five stars." -Charles Ray, Author."Author Kreigh weaves an intricate plot while adeptly depicting his protagonist's inquisitiveness and altruistic nature. He also doesn't skimp on supporting character development for the reverend's friends or foes, such as the twisted sisters unconcerned about who gets hurt as long as they get theirs, the vengeful victims of the scams, an overworked policeman trying to make sense of it all, and an unsuspecting businessman trying to help but actually making things worse. Kreigh even manages to include a voracious tropical storm that equals the tempest swirling around his cast. This author has chosen to keep his tale engaging without the need for lurid re-enactments of brutality or omnipresent profanity so often found in today's thrillers. In short, one can view Kreigh's novel as an involving, family-friendly mystery." - book review by Joe Kilgore, US Review. https: //www.theusreview.com/reviews-1/Payola-by-Gary-L-Kreigh.html"As a seasoned writer myself it's always fun to find an author who hits that zone where they realize that the book is writing itself and they are typing as fast as the characters, conversations, and descriptions that make Payola seem like a work of nonfiction. Yes, you will enjoy this book." -Don McAllister, Author, Angel and the Ivory Tower.

Payola

Thrillers & Suspense

Who stands to gain from a notorious past?When the daughter of a board member of a prominent charity asks Callan Morrow to investigate management issues at the charity, he finds his investigation hampered by lies, secrets, and the mystery of an antique bureau that keeps being bought and then returned.After a suspicious suicide, a murder and an attempted murder make his investigations more urgent, Callan discovers that an extortionist is targeting board members, threatening to publicly reveal their questionable family pasts. But who is behind it all? And can Callan unmask the perpetrator before they kill again?In this intriguing mystery peppered with insight, Gary Kreigh explores how an ancestor's involvement in scandals, crimes, or other unsavoury events can leave us feeling guilt and shame over something in which we had no part.

Silence the Past: A Callan Morrow Mystery (Callan Morrow Mysteries)

Professor Callan Morrow finds a card with an intriguing insignia on the outside flap and a student's name on the inside, a student who suddenly disappears from class. When another student is found dead in a sweat lodge that authorities first believe to be a hazing incident, the college president requests Callan, a former fraud examiner, to investigate on the college's behalf. Callan's interviews friends, family, and faculty members but comes up short due to answers shrouded in secrecy, lies, and fear. His investigation becomes more critical, however, when a second student dies in an unlikely area of the state. Could his missing student be the next victim? The common denominator seems to be one of the college's professors with extreme ideological ideas on predicting the future through the study of constellations, ancient Native American mounds used to celebrate the equinoxes and solstices, and a man from Detroit who tried a similar, but failed attempt, one hundred years ago. Callan's investigation twists and turns but eventually leads him to a small town on the banks of the White River in Indiana, a town of ancient folklore, superstition, and spiritualism that becomes the focal point for the professor's celestial delusions.

Circle of Chesterfield (Callan Morrow Mysteries)